What does גָּחוֹן mean in the Bible?
גָּחוֹן is a Hebrew word meaning "the external abdomen , belly (as the source of the faetus)".
Hebrew · H1512
גָּחוֹן
The external abdomen , belly (as the source of the faetus)
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גָּחוֹן H1512
What does גָּחוֹן mean in the Bible?
גָּחוֹן is a Hebrew word meaning "the external abdomen , belly (as the source of the faetus)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1512?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include its belly (1), your belly (1).
Where does גָּחוֹן appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 3:14. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (1), Leviticus (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It its belly 1× Leviticus 11:42
your belly 1× Genesis 3:14
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 3:14
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Genesis 1 Leviticus 1
Source forms
גָּח֜וֹן 1x gå̄·ḥōn Leviticus 11:42
גְּחֹנְךָ֣ 1x gə·ḥō·nə·ḵā Genesis 3:14
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 1x Leviticus 11:42
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular 1x Genesis 3:14
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. the external abdomen , belly (as the source of the faetus)
Source Gloss
the external abdomen , belly (as the source of the faetus)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
the external abdomen, belly (as the source of the faetus) BDB: belly Usage: belly.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
גָּחוֹן is built from these roots:
גִּיחוֹן H1521
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain